Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-04
GEORGIA.

for Widows - A Bonded Warehouse
Burned.
GEORGIA.
Dublin is on steady ana solid build
Ing boom.
Old Hartford, from which sprang what
IS now the city OF Hawkinsvi!le, once
came within one vote OF being chosen the
capital OF Georgia.
. Tom Wicker, who lives near Ander-
sonville. while splitting wood last week
let MS ak glance and cut his right foot
open halt way to the ankle.
A drove of 90 or 100 goats, which were
urlVen In to Americas Wednesday from
Inc country for the city market, attracted
considerable attention on the streets.
Specimens of Polk county minerals are
oelng called for by prominent men OF other
cities, who are engaged in placing the
claims OF Northwest Georgia before capt.
talists.
at Rome Anna Hill, whose husband,
Sharles Hill, was killed on the Rome and
Dalton railroad by dynamite caps being
Thrown in the fire on Dec. % last, has
brought suit against the contractors, d.
L. Callahan aud I. B. Redmond.
The amount of freight transported over
the Wrightsville and Tennille railroad is
increasing every week. The agent at
Dublin sent to the treasurer last Satur-
day night over $500, it being the amount
received at Dublin during that week.
\ The taking of testimony in the contested
Election of a justice of the peace in the
'1S9th district of Heard county has been
postponed until March 10 on account of
the illness of one of the counsel. }. A.
Folsom is the contestant and q. i.
<cher, Jr.. the contestee.
~ ~ OO0 n oroa al ln =, Il ~ avn Gala
Dublin Wednesday at public cutlery for
81. 3O5. 1t belonged to the estate of the
late John +. Burney. and was sold TO sat
isiy outstanding debts against the estate,
ana Tor distribution among the heirs.
Hon. Joel T, Coney was the purchaser.
Owing to the abundance of idle capital
IN Americus, and the great competition
in banking circles here, money is said
TO be easier and the rate of interest less
than for many years past. NOtwith-
standing this fact, however, farmers are
acting with caution about borrowing SO
early In the season.
Excelsior Eagle: We have been re-
quested to contribute DC. to build monu-
ment to Grant, and the request was &C
oompanied by the very gratifying an
nouucement that we will not be allowed
10 contribute more than that sum. Honor
ground down finei We are saving our
nickel for jeff Davis.
While a coIored man was digging a
well on Mrs. Klrkpatrick's farm a bout one
mile and a half west of Marietta, he
struck a vast quantity Of iron ore and
could proceed no deeper. 1t is pro-
nounced by an expert as of very fine
quality of iron ore, and II worked no
doubt would pay Handsomely. The mine
will be more thoroughly investigated.
After the storm at AmerIcus Saturday
afternoon, myrlads of large green locusts
or grasshoppers were seen in the pine
thicket near the Americas, Preston and
Lumpkin railroad shops. The place fairly
swarmed with them for a while as they
bopped about in their bew.lderment. 1t
st supposed that they were blown there
from some warmer cline by the gale.
The bonded warehouse of 4. j. Corn
wall, near Ola. in Henry county, was
burned to the ground Tuesday night. A
large quantity of whisky-betweeu ZIG
and $50 gallons-was destroyed. The fire
Is believed to have been the work OF an
fncepdiary. Several special United States
deputy marshals are on the track of per.
sons whom they suspect of being the in
cendiaries.
The judgment rendered one year ago in
the case OF Mrs. Gaudv against Laurens
county for damages Tor the drowning at
1he hlbl ferry of her husband, William
Henry Gaudy, in April 1884, was affirmed
by the Supreme Court allowing her no
damages, on the grounds that the plain
I'll failed to prove that toll was charged
AsSsaid ferry, and that no bond had been
taken by the county as required by law.
Mrs. j. q. Wright, of Cochran, insti-
futed suit last fall, against the East Ten
nessee. Virginia ana Georgia railroad for
damage for the death OF her husband in an
accident at Godwinsvlle last March. for
$50. 600. The matter was compromised
last week for $500 so, and the lawyers
got half of that. 1t is said that North
her arm broken in the same accident and
received 81, 500 damage.
Judge Thomas M. Lippitt, Ordinary of
Worth county, has ordered an election to
be held on April to decide the future To-
cation OF the co urt house OF that county.
1T is understood that three places will be
voted for: the Stockade lot, Sumner and
Isabella. The Stookade lot is said to be
the favorite location of q large majority
OF the people OF that county, and Sumner
next.
At Brunswick Tuesday the old boiler of
the u. Dart was taken out and landed
upon the dock, and the new enc, an inn
mense thing, put in position, all In the
space of two hours. The actual remov-
ing Of the one or the replacing OF the
other was but the work of few moments.
The steam dredge was called in play. and
at the word of command that pCnderous
boiler rose in the air like a cnild's bal
loon.
~ the city court at Atlanta Wednesday
she case OF Harrison Cash against VIII
liam j. Hogan occupied all the morning.
The plaintiff is an aged negro man, and
the defendant is a well known white man.
The plaintiff claimed that be had been
slandered by the defendant; that he had
been accused unjustly of having stolen
some chickens, and he asked for damages
In the sum OF $1,000. The Jury returned a
verdict in favor OF the plaintfi, awarding
him $37 so.
A compromise was effected at Atlanta
Wednesday in the case OF HUE VS.. the
Georgia Pacific road, for damages re-
ceived in the horrible Austel accident
about year ago, by which the plaintiff
received $4,000. Mr.. HUE is Fayetto
county farmer and was on his way home
from Atlanta when the accident occurred,
the East Tennessee train running into the
Georgia Pacific train with such horrible
fatality 4 n1G2s-badly injured, aud
brought oilsz7is- 2.ffrsT The road.
Joel Bennett, from near Flowery
Branch, was in Gainesville on Wednes-
day OF last week. Mr.. Bennett is 70 years
old, strong and hearty; never took q dose
of medicine or wore an Oyercoat liz his
life. has mot had his ahfrt hutfnnad at tho